[Flightgear-devel] Re: Panel (in the works)

[John C. <j4s...@ro...>]

I'm cc:'ing the developer list, you should consider
subscribing.

On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, deek wrote:

> John Check scribbled:
> >
> <__snipped_>
> > >
> > > When it is pretty enough I'll forward a tarball, if you like.
> > >
> >
> > Okay but just so you know.... People are always beefing about the size of
> > the base package,
> Hmmmm.... I didn't even relize it was almost 30M...
> (sometimes I forget how long it takes to download stuff over a modem...
> :-)

Curiously it's about half the download that Fly is but people still beef

>
> so even though it's a minimal amount of textures, we'll
> > need at least one fdm to justify rolling it in.
> Curious, I can't seem to locate a DM for any low-wing monoplanes...
> might you have one, or know where to get one ?

FGFS has  a built in Navion under LaRCSim, you can try looking
at the code in the FDM directory. Someone on  the list
can probably point you the right way.

> This would expedite the completion of the 310b DM.
>

>
> Also, we need to be clear
> > about the licensing on the original artwork. If it should turn out that
> > the licensing isn't GPL compatible (freeware is not), we can still make it
> > available as an add on.
> >
> > TTYL
> > J
> Yup.. it is a freeware license...
> I have sent a request to the author to allow inclusion of his work into
> a GPL'd project.

Very cool.. I grit my teeth everytime I have to tell somebody
about that after they've spent time on something.

>
> Fortunatly The FDM is my work... I did the research... having some
> trouble
> with some of the aspects though.
> Might you have any guidance, such as:
> where to get compatible airfoil data ... My 310b bravo is about 95Mph
> too slow
> with the current prop.
>

The JSBsim guys can probably help you.

TTYL
J